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The church of San Remigio is located on top of Castagnola the cape above Pallanza.
It is part of the wonderful gardens of Villa San Remigio – civil ceremonies venue for many of our weddings.
It is a wonderful pretty church, very romantic, in the nature and built on a rock.
The back of the church overlooks Lake Maggiore.

This morning Ilaria and Giovanni got married here.
For their floral arrangement in the church bride and groom asked us pink and white peonies with Avalanche roses and Dendrobium Orchids.
In this pictures you can see a detail of the long arrangement placed on the altar of the church.

Ilaria and Giovanni’s reception was held in Sala Toscanini of Grand Hotel Majestic where bride and groom had a wonderful wedding lunch with their friends and relatives.
For this occasion we created big rounded centerpieces with lilac and scentful Freesias, Avalanche roses and pink Gypsophila.

Our best wishes to Ilaria and Giovanni for a lot of happiness from all of us at Italian Lakes Wedding.

Summer is always favourite wedding season for most of the couples who decide to get married on Lake Como.
Because of good weather, but also of beautiful colors of the Lake at this time of year.
Most of the times, the wedding details are mainly focused on chosen colour theme.
It can be interesting to know that lake Como summer season doesn’t have only strong colours, but also incredible perfumes!
This is what my bride Suzanne wanted to emphasize on her wedding day with Calixte in Varenna and Cernobbio.

Suzanne, who is a great perfectionist, wanted something really special: not only colors, but also summer fragrances diffused all around.

She loved the idea of feeling the scent of summer and freshness everywhere: from the bouquet to the Church of Varenna and also on the dinner tables. Continue Reading »

Among all the 33 bouquets in the contest this one was the only created with peonies alone.
It was the first to be on top of the list at the beginning of the contest and always kept the first positions.
It is a lovely bouquet all made with pink peonies created by Monika Andenmatten for Australian couple Josh and Bronwen’s wedding on Lake Orta.
Picture was taken by Photo27 – Milan.

Among the trivia or the contest we can say that the simple and natural ones were more successful than the more elaborated ones.
Round shapes was preferred rather than teardrop or cascade bouquets.
Preferred colors were pink and white.

At the second position we find white hydrangeas bouquet from British couple Louise and Antonin who got marred to Villa del Balbianello on Lake Como.
Bouquet was reated by Figli dei Fiori and the photography is by Studio Morlotti – Milan.

Third prize went to roses of the bouquet of Italian couple Daniela and Mauro created by La Piccola Selva floral designers on Lake Orta.

On the contest page you can find the complete list of all votes for each bouquet.

A great thank you from Italian Lakes Wedding Team to everybody who joined our contest helping us growing and getting new and better ideas.
Next appointment for the contest is next year with Bouquet of the Year 2011.
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Today we would love to tell you about Lisa and Darren’s wedding. It was surely one of the best event on Lake Maggiore this year. Lisa and Darren visited the Lake last year with our planner Valentina and they fell in love with Villa Rusconi at first sight!
They thought it could be the perfect place for their Italian wedding on the Lake and from the very first moment they had some great ideas to make it even more perfect.

When I first met Lisa and Darren I was touched by their enthusiasm. They such a nice and solar couple. When I showed them Villa Rusconi Lisa’s eyes sparkled and I knew that that was the right the right place for them!
Then almost a year wonderful year of planning followed. And I have to admit we developed a very special relationship that ended to consider each other like good and old friends!
Valentina

We wanted our wedding to be relaxed but an experience our guests would never forget and I think we achieved this 110 percent!  Our friends are still raving about it now!
The setting of course is stunning and couldn’t fail to impress.
Lisa

Lisa decided to getting ready with her friends to closer Grand Hotel Majestic.
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Today let me go back in time for a while to last Spring to talk about Josh and Bronwen wedding on Lake Orta. It was a very intimate and romantic event with a very special atmosphere.
This was a wedding for two: Josh and Bronwen nobody else!

It is not the first time that a couple chose Lake Orta for an intimate and romantic wedding for two. Valentina will post soon a brand new article on this and the wedding for two she planned on Lake Orta.

Josh and Bronwen are a young couple coming from Australia. Continue Reading »

Let’s have a quick look at the italian- english wedding of Federica and Andy which took place at the Santa Marinella Odescalchi castle, which overlooks the sea and which is owned by the same nobiliar family of the Odescalchi castle located in lake Bracciano.

The theme color was the glamorous pink in all its gradations, from the bucolic decorations of the ceremony in the inner court, to the refined centerpieces.

The atmosphere was absolutely unique and we all had the chance to admire a gorgeous sunset by the sea… so romantic.

Thank you again to the photographer Alessandro Zingone who gave us the chance to have this first glance on this wedding in a very quick time.

Today for our Just Married section we come back on Lake Maggiore to tell you about an Italian couple Francesca and Sebastiano.
In late morning Francesca and Sebastiano got married to Villa San Remigio the ancient villa built in 1800 which can host legal civil ceremony for town of Verbania Pallanza.
Villa San Remigio is located in a wonderful park with a stunning view on the lake.
Bride arrived in the main yard on a wonderful vintage Fiat Balilla of 1933.

Have a look to Francesca’s bouquet made with cream roses and pink Anthurium matching her pretty light pink dress.

A special thanks to Enzo Franza photographer who gave us first images of the wedding in no time! We will come back shortly to tell you about Francesca and Sebastiano’s wedding on Lake Maggiore.

Lisa and Darren are another lovely English couple who chose the end of August for their wedding on the lakes. A very good choice considering the wonderful sunny days that we usually have on Italian Lakes at the end of August. A great sky with a mild and not too hot temperature.

The entire event took place to Villa Rusconi Clerici in Pallanza on Lake Maggiore. Lisa and Darren had their blessing in the garden of the villa by the shores. Ceremony was conducted by Diane Wheeler.
Then they had a lovely aperitif in the garden, followed by a second aperitif on a big boat for everybody with 1 hour tour of the lake and an elegant dinner in the pavilion of the villa.
Dances and a bath on the lake to follow!

Fuchsia pink together with white of hydangeas were the theme colors Lisa chose for her flowers.
We will come back soon speaking about these and other details of this lovely wedding on Lake Maggiore in the following week. Just enjoy these first pictures!

Today Lake Orta was a fairy tale venue for a day! In all senses and all was for Maddalena and Carl.

Let’s start with color scheme. It was made of all pinks, light blue and white just like in fairy tales.
Bridal dress was like a princess one and matched the grand bouquet made with pink lilies, light blue hydrangeas and white roses.
And even more! Let’s have a look to the tiara in bride’s hair and light pink bridesmaids dresses.

The climax of the ceremony were the four wonderful hawks on bride and groom during the ceremony.

One of them arrived by from the Lake bringing with him wedding rings! Just like in fairy tales. Continue Reading »

Michela and Christian got married today with a very intimate ceremony to Villa Bossi and reception to follow on St. Julius Island.

Orchids bouquet was simply amazing! Continue Reading »

We are happy to share with you another wonderful wedding held in Lake Maggiore today.
Paola and Giuseppe has just got married. Arent’ they wonderful?

Their wonderful ceremony was held in San Martino church (Lesa, lake Maggiore) and they are now celebrating their lovely reception at Villa Aminta in Stresa with their family and friends.

We will speak soon about this wonderful event in a special post.

Last but not least part 5 of our Summer Season Weddings on Lake Orta.
Today I will tell you about one of my favorite weddings of this year: Gillian and Louis’ special day.

Gillian and Louis chose as theme color pink and apple green but what made the event special were multicolored kilts of guests.

She is Scottish and he is Italo-Scottish and they both chose Orta San Giulio for Louis’ family Piemonte heritage.

Sweet and lovely Gillian look like a pretty princess when she walked on aisle of Villa Bossi Garden.

Her father was by her side wearing a kilt, but he wasn’t alone!
All guests had it on to bring a corner of Scotland in Orta.

As all the other weddings that I mentioned in Summer Season Wedding in Orta session, Gillian and Louis had a great sunny day. It was the perfect weather for an outdoor civil ceremony in the town hall of Orta San Giulio.

Floral arrangements were created by Paola one of the florist designers of La Piccola Selva.
She created fresh and natural bunches of flowers for the decoration of the gate and the columns of Villa Bossi.
Bridal and bridesmaid bouquet had the same style Gillian wanted. A perfect match between baby rose, apple green and white.

After the ceremony Gillian and Louis walked along ancient pedestrian roads of the village.

A wedding in Orta is not complete without a tour on the lake to discover the landscapes and beautiful St. Julius Island.
Here you can find amazing spots for unforgettable wedding pictures. Continue Reading »